The Belfast actor on playing a scion of the Guinness dynasty, actors he admires - and why he sees Belfast as the 'best place on earth' The Belfast actor Anthony Boyle says it was "great craic" to work on House of Guinness, the long-awaited Netflix series in which Boyle has the lead role as Arthur Guinness. Set in 19th century Dublin and New York, the eight-parter begins after the death of Sir Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the brewery's success.